Comments on: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:50:30 +0000

I bought this cam last fall. $450 cdn. ouch. but I wanted a cam that I can take swimming and to the beach. I also wanted a small cam for shot trips to the store and such. My D90 is far too bulky for trips like that and I always worried about having it stolen. I’m really looking forward to getting in the water with it and not worrying about sand at the beach this summer. As far as the image quality is concerned, it’s no DSLR but does the job. After all, it’s the 12 inched behind the cam that makes or breaks the shot.

I tried it a few times this spring underwater and it has superior image quality. I also tried it in my kitchen sink playing around with bubbles. Did an excellent job. Here’s one of the shots from the sink. Not the greatest, it’s hard to hold the duck underwater and handle a cam at the same time.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:51:54 +0000

I tested this camera and the Canon D10 when they were released last summer. One of the things I did like about this camera was it’s super macro function. However, the image quality was mediocre to say the least. I tested it and the D10 underwater, the D10 also came out on top. The one concession I have to make is the HD video on the TS1 is a step up from SD video the D10 is limited too.

By: digital

digital — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:59:59 +0000

High Definition (HD) video recording is good

By: BlaBlaBla

BlaBlaBla — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:19:41 +0000

Maybe becouse of the PAL and NTSC differences… but don’t really know.

By: James

James — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:03:10 +0000

Apologies, in the UK a DMC-FT1, USA A DMC-TS1. I have no idea why they would have different model names for the same device

By: James

James — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:58:42 +0000

Now called a DMC-FT1 according to Panasonic’s website

http://www.panasonic.co.uk/html/en_GB/Products/LUMIX+Digital+Cameras/Stylish+Compact/DMC-FT1/Overview/2033765/index.html

By: BlaBlaBla

BlaBlaBla — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:33:50 +0000

Does anybody know where it is possible to buy one or where it will be avaible soon? I go to thailand in middle march and have to habe it before!!! Pls help!

By: Paul R. Giunta

Paul R. Giunta — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:00:33 +0000

Underwater? Interesting.

By: charles

charles — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:45:10 +0000

It needs a scene mode for fish recognition

By: Slava33

Slava33 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:13:49 +0000

I’ve used Olympus 790SW when in weather or skiing, but the IQ leaves a lot to be desired. Also no manual modes and no image stabilization. Hoping this Lumix will do better, but IQ is usually sacrificed in weatherproof cameras.